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About malcolmlambert

Atmospheric physicist by trade. Spent some years working in Antarctica and building a house in Tasmania. One day a very old technology (dry stone walling) and a very new technology (computer science) came together in my brain and I conceived an invention. Now I'm an inventor/entrepreneur.

Rocksolver selected in Smart 100

Posted on May 23, 2014 by malcolmlambert

Rocksolver has been named as one of Australia’s 100 most innovative products in Anthill’s ‘SMART 100′ Index. Please have a look at our entry and, if you like, vote us up using your Twitter or Facebook ID. Here http://anthillonline.com/rocksolver-optimisation-software-nsw-2014-smart-100/  

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Dry stone wall walk-through video

Posted on February 15, 2014 by malcolmlambert

I’ve just uploaded a new video to Youtube showing the inside and outside of a Rocksolver drystone wall in high definition. You can see it here http://www.youtube.com/user/rocksolver Looking up at the sky.   Inside the dry stone wall.

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Old website hacked by comedians

Posted on November 24, 2013 by malcolmlambert

A couple of weeks ago our website was hacked and taken down. It’s now being rebuilt on a more secure hosting service at Net Origin, here http://www.intresto.com.au/ The Google search result post-hacking was amusing: I thought it was funny 🙂

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Intresto nominated for Global Cleantech Award

Posted on August 28, 2013 by malcolmlambert

Intresto has been nominated for the Global Cleantech Cluster Association 2013 “Later Stage” Award. Thanks to John O’Brien from Australian Cleantech for nominating us. We are in the Waste Management category because Rocksolver can be used to build landscaping from … Continue reading →

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Realistic dry stone wall physics test

Posted on August 15, 2013 by malcolmlambert

This is the best dry stone wall digital model I’ve made so far. It mimics a real dry stone wall which is effectively two retaining walls leaning in on each other. In a simulated physics test the wall was subject … Continue reading →

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The Million Pound Startup

Posted on July 31, 2013 by malcolmlambert

I submitted an application to the Million Pound Startup investment competition for Rocksolver as augmented ability software. The winner gets 1 million pounds investment and the opportunity to work in London to accelerate the growth of the business. Click on … Continue reading →

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Rocksolver’s first customer

Posted on June 21, 2013 by malcolmlambert

A couple of weeks ago I delivered a Rocksolver-generated layout plan to a local landscape designer. It was for a small area of erosion control so it was just the 2D layout plan that was needed. Photo from Walter McNiven, … Continue reading →

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Rocksolver article in Sketchucation

Posted on June 2, 2013 by malcolmlambert

One of the editors (Mike Lucey) of the Sketchucation newsletter kindly wrote an article about Rocksolver. It’s in Edition 18 here http://sketchucation.com/all-news/catch-up Sketcucation has 190,000 members and it’s a community-driven info site for the 30 million users of Sketchup.

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Rocksolver beta released

Posted on May 7, 2013 by malcolmlambert

Rocksolver is now good enough and fast enough to solve some 2D packing problems like paving. Below is an example of a Rocksolver layout in the virtual Sketchup world (you can get this model for free from the Intresto collection … Continue reading →

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3D model from 2D photos – 123D Catch from AutoDesk

Posted on March 23, 2013 by malcolmlambert

The world of photogrammetry (or photoscanning) has come a long way in a short time. Last week I took 36 photos of some rocks on a beach in Royal National Park just south of Sydney and used 123D Catch to … Continue reading →

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